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Finally, the long-awaited Ax Cat reference that I have stopped being lazy for long enough to finish! Even so, it's still a bit half-assed...Any ideas for stuff to add? I know some of my adopters have been waiting for this to come out, and I'm sorry I took so long. If you have any questions, ask them, and I'll post them in this comment for everyone to see.
They need a new name...
Speaking of names, the scientific name means "Flat Head Egg Eater"
New anatomy ref
Ax Cats & Art © *Pythosblaze
Photoshop Elements 6
Approx. 3 hrs.
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Questions-
Q: Does the hood/shelf/whatever it's called on their head greatly reduce their visual range? It looks like they can't look up, and some of their forward vision looks like it is interrupted as well.
A: They don't really rely on vision for navigation. Mostly they use their eyes for identifying locations based on the ground cover/soil type. The infrared eye can see 180˚ in front of the animal. Mostly, the cats rely on smell and electrical receptors in the bonnet, like a shark.
Q: Is this an open species?
A: YES! Ax Cats are now open to anyone. Please read through my rules journal before you create your Ax Cat [link]
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So are you saying that the ax-cat looks imposing (like a wolf/predatory animal) but its personality is friendly?
Haha i can only imagine it as a grumpy creature
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Not really, I'm saying they can be trained or imprinted upon from a young age.
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Oh i see, thats pretty cool, theyd be one heck of a pet
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I have literally fallen in love with this design, it's probably one of the best I've seen so far! *I'm not sucking up, I'm being truthful, so no hating me please. :c*
May I ask, if it doesn't bother you at all, can you give me a tip for making scientific names? (It's that I keep getting angry little fits about making them up from Latin Words, I have no idea how to make them "scientific")
Sorry if that question was a waste of your time, I don't like to possibly come up as annoying!
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Thank you very much! I don't see how that's "sucking up". I just don't like people being all "Oh, we think alike, we must be friends, even though I've only just met you!"
Not at all C: Here's how I do it:
Scientific names come in two parts; Genus and Species. Genus refers to a group of species with similar characteristics. For example, the Red Wolf, Canis rufus and the Gray Wolf Canis lupus are in the same Genus.
For the actual names themselves, I try to think of a group of creatures that could be similar. The Ax Cat's Genus, Campester means "flat head", so there could be other creatures that use the same hammerhead shark chemoreceptors and electrical receptors, but don't have the second characteristic, which is ovorus, "egg eater". They don't have to be super specific, either. I usually go to a site with a list of Latin and Greek roots and pick a few that fit my creature's Genus and Species. Or, you could go to a translation site and translate what you are trying to say into Latin or Greek.
You're not bothering me at all, I love these kinds of questions.
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Yeah, I wanted to point it out just because I read your deviantART ID, but yeah, I dislike those kind of people too. :l
And thank you so much, this really helped me out a lot! I was just creating the scientific names from just translated Latin words, but I figured it didn't look correct, so now I know why. Makes me feel pretty stupid, but now that I know it will be a great help!
Sorry, I have another question to ask, do you know any websites of Latin and Greek roots to recommend?
Thanks again anyway!
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Ah, so people actually do read it. Brilliant!
Not a problem at all! What I usually use is this [link] It's actually the one my teacher recommended for my AP Biology class XD Also, if you have any medical textbooks handy (mum's a doctor, so I have lots) the glossaries of those can be very helpful.
No problem!
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Alright, my mum's pretty close to a doctor too, so we have a lot of biology books and medical ones too, since she was a nurse and a vet, so we even have animal ones which should help.
And yes, more people have to read before they type. >:C Thanks so much for all your time, and the site too!
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Excellent, that should be more than enough C:
Not at all! I'm always happy to help.
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Your ax kitty is sooo cuuute! <3 I'm having a good lot of fun drawing it in chibi form, even though my anatomy probably sucks crap.
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XD
Upload it to #Toria-Art when you finish!
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erm they're actually mini sketches, so I guess I can enlarge and color them, or just lineart dump them into the group
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If'n you want to.
I think I may need to make a folder for Ax Cats. There are SO MANY.
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Indeed... Which leads to me to think if there's some kind of way to change your creatures into pokemon...
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DO. NOT.
Or I swear I will stab you right in the jugular with a freshly sliced orange peel.
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LOL XD That's a new one. But the Ax cat would look sooo cute as a meowth or one of the many eevee-loutions.
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lol jk although it would be pretty funny and cute.
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lol lighten up XD I might draw one for halloween or draw an ax cat with a pokeball... or draw one nomming or chasing a pokemon
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Lol I don't care all that much, I'm just messing with you.
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Okay! Then expect a page full of az cat/pokemon chibis ^^ And I still have to figure out how to draw your other toria monster/creatures.
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Speaking of Toria critters, I'm making a sketch page of them.
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O.O i would be so happy to adopt one... MUST....KEEP... MY....EYES...OPEN!!!
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I've just finished creating a group for Toria. If it gets approved, I'll have more adoptables up there!
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That is awsome! *Holding my thumbs* must look it up if it dose!!
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I'll post a journal if it's approved.
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Nice^^
thank you for the info^^
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I like the way you've made this species, right balance of simplicity & detail, nothing overdone. Very original too!
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Thank you very much!
I attribute the simplicity to my being lazy, however.
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ok so where can i see the adoptables
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They aren't pictures, they're freebie slots. You give me the info I asked for and create your own Ax Cat. All the rules are there, go read.
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This is great!
Is it an open species?
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No, but I'll occasionally have adoptables. There may be a couple of freebie spots in my journal, if you're lucky
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If you want one, go visit my journal before all the slots are taken!
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Thank you! I like how odd it is 8D
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Yeah.
Reminds me of a horseshoe crab.
I love odd things.
Like snails, hammerheads.... odd shaped creatures hrm hm cough ax cat cough.
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Quuuueeeeeeestion.
How do they age? Like dogs or closer to humans? When do they mature?
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They are sort of more like monkeys, if you know what I mean. They are a "fledegling" from birth to about age 3. They are juvenile (adolescent) from age 3 to about 10, and adult at 11ish. They are in their prime from ages 15-30 and elderly by about 60.
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You really made your skill shine into this.
Interesting design and concept.
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Thank you! I appreciate it ^^
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Does the hood/shelf/whatever it's called on their head greatly reduce their visual range? It looks like they can't look up, and some of their forward vision looks like it is interrupted as well.
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They don't really rely on vision for navigation. Mostly they use their eyes for identifying locations based on the ground cover/soil type. The infrared eye can see 180˚ in front of the animal. Mostly, the cats rely on smell and electrical receptors in the bonnet, like a shark.
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